Death toll hits 120 in Pakistan bombings

By Agencies in Quetta, Pakistan | China Daily | Updated: 2013-01-12 08:16

People gather on Friday alongside coffins of victims who were killed by twin explosions in Quetta, Pakistan. A suicide bomber targeted a billiards hall, and a car bomb exploded nearby 10 minutes later. Nine police officers and 20 rescue workers were among those killed in the second blast. Naseer Ahmed / Reuters

The death toll from a series of bombings across Pakistan rose to 120 on Friday, police said, marking one of the deadliest days the country has seen in years.